Β – βυθός

Β

Β, β, βῆτα, τὸ, indecl.,

beta, b, the second letter. As a numeral, βʹ = 2; β͵ = 2000.

Βάαλ

Βάαλ (Rec. βαάλ), ὁ, ἡ, indecl. (Heb. בַּעַל, lord),

Baal: Romans 11:4(LXX). The fem. art. here agrees with the usage of LXX, where, following a similar Hebrew practice (בֹּשֶׁת for בַּעַל), αἰσχύνη appears to have been substituted in reading for the written Βάαλ (cf. 1 Kings 18:19), and to account for the freq. use of the fem. art. bef. Β. The usage, however, is not general, and in the passage cited in Ro (1 Kings 19:18), LXX reads τῷ Β.†

βάθος

βάθος, -εος (-ους), τό, [in LXX for מְצוּלָה ,תַּחְתִּי, etc.;]

depth: Matthew 13:5, Mark 4:5, Romans 8:39, Ephesians 3:18; τὸ β., the deep sea: Luke 5:4; metaph., β. πλούτου . . . Θεοῦ, Romans 11:33; τὰ β. τ. Θεοῦ (the Divine counsels), 1 Corinthians 2:10; ἡ κατὰ βάθους πτωχεία, deep poverty, 2 Corinthians 8:2.†

βάλλω

βάλλω, [in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc.;]

prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaph., to throw, cast, put, place: c. acc., seq. εἰς, Matthew 4:18, and freq. ἐπί, Matthew 10:34; κάτω, Matthew 4:6; ἔξω, Matthew 5:13; ἀπό, Matthew 5:29; ἐκ, Mark 12:44; δρέπανον, Revelation 14:19; μάχαιραν, Matthew 10:34; κλῆρον, Matthew 27:35; of fluids, to pour: Matthew 9:17, John 13:5; pass., to be laid, to lie ill: Matthew 9:2; ἐβλήθη (timeless aor., M, Pr., 134), John 15:6; intrans., to rush (Bl., §53, 1): Acts 27:14. Metaph., β. εἰς τ. καρδίαν, John 13:2 (cf. usage in π., without idea of violence; also of liquids; MM, Exp., x; v. also Cremer, 120, 657; cf. ἀμφι-, ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, ἐμ-, παρ-εμ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, περι-, προ-, συμ-, ὑπερ-, ὑπο-βάλλω).

βάπτισμα

*† βάπτισμα, -τος, τό (< βαπτίζω) , prop., the result of the act, τὸ βαπτίζειν, as distinct from βαπτισμός, the act itself,

immersion, baptism;

metaph., of affliction: Mark 10:38, Mark 10:39, Luke 12:50.

Of the religious rite of baptism;

of John's baptism: Matthew 3:7 Matthew 21:25, Mark 11:30, Luke 7:29 Luke 20:4, Acts 1:22 Acts 10:37 Acts 18:25 Acts 19:3; β. μετανοίας, Mark 1:4, Luke 3:3, Acts 13:24 Acts 19:4;

of Christian baptism; Romans 6:4, Ephesians 4:5, Colossians 2:12 (Tr., -μῷ, q.v.), 1 Peter 3:21 (cf. Cremer, 130; Tr., Syn. § xcix).†

βάπτω

βάπτω, [in LXX chiefly for טבל;]

to dip: Luke 16:24, John 13:26 (ἐμβ-, L);

to dip in dye, to dye: Revelation 19:13 (Rec.; ῥεραντισμένον, WH; περιρεραμμένον, T; ῥεραμμένον, Swete, in l., q.v.).†

βάρ

βάρ (Aram.: בַּר, son), indecl.:

β. Ἰωνᾶ, son of Jonah, Matthew 16:17, Rec. (L, T, WH, Βαριωνᾶ, q.v.).†

βάρβαρος

βάρβαρος, -ον (prob. onomatop., descriptive of unintelligible sounds), [in LXX: Ps 113 (114):1 (לעז), Ezekiel 21:31 (Ezekiel 21:36) (בּער), II Mac 2:21 4:25 10:4, III Mac 3:24*;]

barbarous, barbarian, strange to Greek language and culture (and also, after the Persian war, with the added sense of brutal, rude): Acts 28:2, Acts 28:4, Romans 1:14, 1 Corinthians 14:11, Colossians 3:11 (v. Lft., in l., and Notes, 249).†

βάρος

βάρος, -εος, τό, [in LXX: Judges 18:21 (כּבד), Jth 7:4, Si 13:2, II Mac 9:10, III Mac 5:47*;]

weight;

a weight, burden, lit. and metaph.: Matthew 20:12, Acts 15:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Revelation 2:24; ἀλλήλων τὰ β., one another's faults, Galatians 6:2; ἐν β., burdensome: 1 Thessalonians 2:6, R, txt., but v. infr.;

in late Gk. (Soph., Lex., s.v.), dignity, authority: ἐν βάρει, 1 Thessalonians 2:6 (R, mg.; v. Milligan, ICG, in l.).†

SYN.: ὄγκος, an encumbrance; φορτίον, a burden, that which is borne.

βάσανος

βάσανος, -ου, ὁ (of Oriental origin), [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִמָּה ,אָשָׁם, and freq. in IV Mac ;]

prop., touchstone, a dark stone used in testing metals.

examination by torture.

torment, torture: Matthew 4:24, Luke 15:23, Luke 15:28.†

βάσις

βάσις, -εως, ἡ (< βαίνω), [in LXX chiefly for אֶדֶן;]

a step (Æsch., al.).

Hence, a foot (Plat.; Wi 13:18): Acts 3:7.†

βάτος

βάτος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ, [in LXX (always masc, as in Attic): Exodus 3:2–4, Deuteronomy 33:16 (סְנֶה), Job 31:40 (בָּאְשָׁה)*;]

a bramble-bush: Luke 6:44, Acts 7:30, Acts 7:35; ἐπὶ τοῦ (τῆς) β., in the place concerning the bush: Mark 12:26, Luke 20:37.†

βάτος_2

† βάτος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. בַּת), [in LXX (also βαίθ, βάδος): II Es 7:22*;]

bath, a Jewish liquid measure, = μετρητής (q.v.), or about 8 3/4 gals.: Luke 16:6.†

βάτραχος

βάτραχος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Ex 8, Psalms 78:45 Psalms 105:30 (צְכַרִדֵּעַ), Wi 19:10*;]

a frog: Revelation 16:13.†

βέβαιος

** βέβαιος, -ον (also -α, -ον; < βαίνω), [in LXX: Esther 3:13, Wi 7:23, III Mac 5:31 7:7, IV Mac 17:4*;]

firm, secure: ἄγκυρα, Hebrews 6:19; metaph., sure (esp. "in the sense of legally guaranteed security," Deiss., BS, 109; cf . two foll. words): ἐπαγγελία, Romans 4:16; ἐλπίς, 2 Corinthians 1:6; λόγος, Hebrews 2:2; παρρησία, Hebrews 3:6; ἀρχή (τ. ὑποστάσεως), Hebrews 3:14; διαθήκη, Hebrews 9:17; κλῆσις κ. ἐκλογή, 2 Peter 1:10; comp. (-ότερος), προφητικὸς λόγος, 2 Peter 1:19.†

βέβηλος

βέβηλος, -ον (< βαίνω, whence βηλός, a threshold), [in LXX chiefly for חֹל;]

permitted to be trodden, accessible (v. DCG, ii, 422b); hence,

(opp. to ἱερός) unhallowed, profane: of things, 1 Timothy 4:7 1 Timothy 6:20, 2 Timothy 2:16; of men, 1 Timothy 1:9, Hebrews 12:16 (cf. κοινός; Cremer, 140).†

βέλος

βέλος, -εος, τό (< βάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for חֵץ;]

a missile, a dart: Ephesians 6:16.†

βέλτιον

βελτίων, -ον (gen. -ονος), comp. of ἀγαθός, [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב;]

neut. as adv., better, very well: 2 Timothy 1:18 (also Acts 10:28 D). On elative use in these passages, v. M, Pr., 78, 236.†

Βέροια

Βέροια, -ας, ἡ,

Berœa, a city of Macedonia: Acts 17:10, Acts 17:13.†

βήρυλλος

**† βήρυλλος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ, [in LXX: To 13:17 (-ύλλιον in Exodus 28:20, שֹׁהַם)*;]

beryl, a jewel of sea-green colour: Revelation 21:20.†

βία

βία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX for פֶּרֶךְ, etc.;]

strength, force, violence: Acts 5:26 Acts 21:35 Acts 24:7 Acts 27:41.†

βίαιος

βίαιος, -α, -ον (< βία), [in LXX for אָנַשׁ, עַז, צַר, etc.;]

violent: Acts 2:2.†

βίβλος

βίβλος, -ου, ἡ (variant form of βύβλος, the Egyptian papyrus, paper made from its fibrous coat), [in LXX for סֶפֶר, the form βύβ- being sometimes used;]

a book, a roll, used much less freq. than βιβλίον, and with a "connotation of sacredness and veneration" (MM, Exp., x), Matthew 1:1 Mark 12:26, Luke 3:4 Luke 20:42 Acts 1:20 Acts 7:42 Acts 19:19; β. τ. ζωῆς, Philippians 4:3, Revelation 3:5 Revelation 20:15.†

βίος

βίος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for יָמִים;]

period or course of life, life: Luke 8:14, 1 Timothy 2:2, 2 Timothy 2:4, 1 John 2:16.

living, livelihood, means (in Proverbs 31:14 for לֶחֶם; v. DCG, ii, 39a): Mark 12:44, Luke 8:43 Luke 15:12, Luke 15:30 Luke 21:4, 1 John 3:17.†

SYN.: ζωή, is life intensive, "vita quâ vivimus," the vital principle; βίος, life extensive, "vita quam vivimus," (1) the period of life, (2) the means by which it is sustained. Hence, in cl., ζ., being confined to the physical life common to men and animals, is the inferior word (cf. zoology, biography). In NT, ζωή is elevated into the ethical and spiritual sphere (cf. Tr., Syn., § xxvii).

βίωσις

**† βίωσις, -εως, ἡ (< βιόω), [in LXX: Si prol. 12 * ;]

manner of life: Acts 26:4.†

βόθυνος

βόθυνος, -ου, ὁ (= βόθρος, more freq. in cl.), [in LXX chiefly for פַּחַת ;]

a pit: Matthew 12:11 Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39 (cf. DB, iii, 885; DCG, ii, 367).†

Βόος

Βοός and Βοές (RV, Βοάζ, Rec. Βοόζ), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בֹּעַז),

Boaz (Ruth 2:1): Matthew 1:5, Luke 3:32.†

βόρβορος

βόρβορος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Je 45(38):6 (טִיט)* ;]

mud, filth: 2 Peter 2:22.†

βόσκω

βόσκω, [in LXX for רעה;]

prop., of a herdsman, to feed: Matthew 8:33, Mark 5:14, Luke 8:34 Luke 15:15; metaph., of Christian pastoral care, John 21:15, John 21:17. Pass., of cattle, to feed, graze: Matthew 8:30, Mark 5:11, Luke 8:32.†

SYN.: ποιμαίνειν, to tend, shepherd, a wider term, including oversight as well as feeding (v. Tr., Syn., §xxv).

βότρυς

βότρυς, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX for אֶשְׁכֹּל;]

a cluster of grapes: Revelation 14:18 (cf. στραφυλή) .†

βύσσινος

βύσσινος, -η, -ον (< βύσσος), [in LXX chiefly for שֵׁשׁ, בּוּץ, etc. ;]

made of βύσσος, fine linen: Revelation 18:12, Revelation 18:16 Revelation 19:8, Revelation 19:14.†

βύσσος

βύσσος, -οῦ, ἡ (cf. Heb. בּוּץ), [in LXX chiefly for שֵׁשׁ, בּוּץ ;]

byssus, a fine species of flax, also the linen made from it: Luke 16:19.†

Βαβυλών

Βαβυλών, -ῶνος, ἡ (בָּבֶל, Heb. form of Assyr. Bab-ili, Gate of God),

Babylon: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:17, Acts 7:43(LXX); symbolically, of Rome: Revelation 14:8 Revelation 16:19 Revelation 17:5 Revelation 18:2, Revelation 18:10, Revelation 18:21, and prob. also 1 Peter 5:13.†

βαθέωςa

βαθέως, v.s. βαθύς.

βαθύνω

βαθύνω (< βαθύς), [in LXX for עמד: Psalms 92:5, Jeremiah 49:8 Jeremiah 49:30*;]

to deepen: Luke 6:48.†

βαθύς

βαθύς (gen. -έως, vernac., Luke 24:1; Bl., § 8, 5), -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX chiefly for עמק;]

deep; John 4:11; metaph., ὄρθρου βαθέως (v. supr.), early dawn, Luke 24:1; ὕπνος, Acts 20:9; τὰ β. τοῦ Σατανᾶ, Revelation 2:24.†

βαθμός

† βαθμός, -οῦ, ὁ, Ion. form of βασμός (< βαίνω, to step), [in LXX 1 Samuel 5:5 (מִפְתָּן), 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10, 2 Kings 20:11 (מַעֲלָה), Si 6:36*;]

a step (2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10, 2 Kings 20:11, of degrees of a dial); metaph., a degree, standing: 1 Timothy 3:13.†

βαΐον

**† βαΐον, ου, τό (also βὰϊον, another form of βὰϊς, from the Egyptian), [in LXX: I Mac 13:51*;], (freq. in Egyptian π., v. MM, Exp., x);

a palm-branch: John 12:13 (DB, i, 314).†

Βαλάκ

Βαλάκ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בָּלָק),

Balak; (Numbers 22:2): Revelation 2:14.†

Βαλαάμ

Βαλαάμ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בִּלְעָם), as in LXX (FlJ has ὁ βάλαμος);

Balaam (Numbers 22:1–24:25): 2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11, Revelation 2:14.†

βαλλάντιον

βαλλάντιον (Rec. βαλά-), -ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Job 14:17 (צְרוֹר), Proverbs 1:14 (כִּיס), To 1:14 8:2, Si 18:33 א2*;]

a purse: Luke 10:4 Luke 12:33 Luke 22:35, Luke 22:36.†

βαπτίζω

βαπτίζω (< βάπτω), [in LXX: 2 Kings 5:14 (טבל), Isaiah 21:4, Jth 12:7, Si 31 (34):30*;]

to dip, immerse, sink;

generally (in Polyb., iii, 72, of soldiers wading breast-deep; in i, 51, of the sinking of ships); metaph., to overwhelm (Isaiah 21:4; cf. MM, Exp., x); c. cogn. acc., βάπτισμα β., Mark 10:38, Mark 10:39, Luke 12:50. Mid.,

to perform ablutions, wash oneself, bathe (2 Kings 5:14, Jth 12:7, Si 31 (34):30): Mark 7:4; aor. pass, in same sense, Luke 11:38.

Of ablution, immersion, as a religious rite, to baptize;

absol.; Mark 1:4, John 1:25, John 1:26, John 1:28 John 3:22, John 3:23, John 3:26 John 4:2 John 10:40, 1 Corinthians 1:17; ὁ βαπτίζων (= ὁ βαπτιστής, M, Pr., 127), Mark 6:14, Mark 6:24; c. acc., John 4:1, Acts 8:38, 1 Corinthians 1:14 1 Corinthians 1:14, 1 Corinthians 1:16; c. cogn. acc., τὸ βάπτισμα, Acts 19:4 (cf. Mark 10:38, supr.); pass., to be baptized, receive baptism: Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:16, Mark 16:16, Luke 3:7, Luke 3:12, Luke 3:21 Luke 7:29 (τ. βάπτισμα) Luke 7:30, Acts 2:41 Acts 8:12, Acts 8:13, Acts 8:36 Acts 9:18 Acts 10:47 Acts 16:15, Acts 16:33 Acts 18:8; mid., Acts 22:16 (M, Pr., 163);

with prepositions: ἐν, of the element, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:4, Mark 1:5, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, John 1:26, John 1:31, John 1:33 John 3:23, Acts 1:5 Acts 2:38 Acts 10:48 Acts 11:16, 1 Corinthians 10:2; εἰς, of the element, purpose or result (Lft., Notes, 155), Matthew 3:11 Matthew 28:19, Mark 1:9, Acts 8:16 Acts 19:3, Acts 19:5, Romans 6:3, 1 Corinthians 1:13, 1 Corinthians 1:15 10:2 1 Corinthians 12:13, Galatians 3:27; c. dat., ὕδατι, Luke 3:16, Acts 1:5 Acts 11:16; ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν, perh. to fulfil the wish of a dead friend, 1 Corinthians 15:29 (v. ICC, in l.; cf. DB, i, 238 ff.; DCG, i, 169a; ii, 605b; Cremer, 126).†

βαπτισμός

*† βαπτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (< βαπτίζω) , prop., the act of which βάπτισμα is the result;

a dipping, washing, lustration: Mark 7:4; of Jewish ceremonial, Hebrews 9:10; in Hebrews 6:2, βαπτισμῶν διδαχήν (-ῆς), "the pl. and the peculiar form seem to be used to include Christian baptism with other lustral rites" (Westc, in l.).

baptism: FlJ, Ant., 18, 5, 2 (of John's baptism), and some Fathers (v. Soph., s.v.). Not so in NT, unless ἐν τ. βαπτισμῷ, in the act of baptism, Colossians 2:12, be read with Tr. (Rec., WH, R, -ματι).†

βαπτιστής

*† βαπτιστής, -ου, ὁ (< βαπτίζω),

a baptizer: of John the Baptist, Matthew 3:1 Matthew 11:11, Matthew 11:12 Matthew 14:2, Matthew 14:8 Matthew 16:14 Matthew 17:13, Mark 6:25 Mark 8:28, Luke 7:20, Luke 7:33 Luke 9:19.†

Βαράκ

Βαράκ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בָּרָק),

Barak (Judges 4:6): Hebrews 11:32.†

βαρέω

βαρέω, -ῶ (later form of βαρύνω, q.v.), [in LXX: Exodus 7:14 (כָּבֵד), II Mac 13:9*;]

to depress, weigh down. In NT, in pass. only: Matthew 26:43, Luke 9:32 Luke 21:34, 2 Corinthians 1:8 2 Corinthians 5:4, 1 Timothy 5:16.†

βαρέως

βαρέως, adv. (< βαρύς), [in LXX: β. φέρειν, Genesis 31:35 (בעיני חרה); β. ἀκούειν, Isaiah 6:10 (כּבד hi.)*;]

heavily, with difficulty: Matthew 13:15, Acts 28:27 (LXX).†

βαρύνω

βαρύνω,

to weigh down = βαρέω (q.v.): Luke 21:34, Rec.†

βαρύς

βαρύς, -εῖα, ύ, [in LXX chiefly for כָּבֵד;]

heavy: Matthew 23:4. Metaph., burdensome: ἐντολή, 1 John 5:3; severe (perh. impressive): ἐπιστολή, 2 Corinthians 10:10; weighty: τὰ βαρύτερα τ. νόμου, Matthew 23:23; αἰτιώματα, Acts 25:7; violent, cruel (EV, grievous): λύκος, Acts 20:29.†

βαρύτιμος

* βαρύτιμος, -ον (< βαρύς, τιμή),

of great value, very costly: Matthew 26:7 (T, πολυτίμου).†

Βαραββᾶς

Βαραββᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Aram. בַּר־אַבָּא, lit., son of a father, i.e. acc. to Jerome, filius magistri),

Barabbas: Matthew 27:16, Matthew 27:17, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:21, Matthew 27:26, Mark 15:7, Mark 15:11, Mark 15:15, Luke 23:18, John 18:40. (In Matthew 27:16, some MSS. read Ἰησοῦν Β.; v. WH, App., 19 f.).†

Βαραχίας

Βαραχίας, -ου, ὁ (Heb. בֶּרֶכְיָה),

Barachiah: Matthew 23:35, v.s. Ζαχαρίας.†

Βαρθολομαῖος

Βαρθολομαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Aram. בַּר־תָּלְמַי, son of Tolmai),

Bartholomew, the Apostle (v.s. Ναθαναήλ): Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:14, Acts 1:13.†

Βαριησοῦς

Βαρ-ιησοῦς, -οῦ, ὁ (Aram. בַּר־יֵשׁוּעַ, son of Joshua),

Bar-Jesus: Acts 13:6 (v.s. Ἐλύμας).†

Βαριωνᾶς

Βαριωνᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Aram. בַּר־יוֹנָה, son of Jonah),

Bar-Jonah, a surname of Peter: Matthew 16:17.†

Βαρναβᾶς

Βαρ-ναβᾶς, -α, ὁ (Aram. בַּר, son, as prefix to another word interpreted in Acts 4:36, τῆς παρακλήσεως, perh. נְבוּאָה, wh., however, should be rendered by προφητεία as in II Es 6:14, LXX. Deiss., BS, 309 f., thinks Β. may be a variant of the name Βαρνεβοῦς, son of Nebo, found in a Syrian Inscr., altered with a view to disguising its origin; v. also Milligan, NTD, iii; Dalman, Gr., 142),

Barnabas: Acts 4:36 Acts 9:27 Acts 11:22, Acts 11:30 Acts 12:25 Acts 13:1–15:41, 1 Corinthians 9:6, Galatians 2:1, Galatians 2:9, Galatians 2:13, Colossians 4:10.†

Βαρσαββᾶς

Βαρσαββᾶς (Rec. -αβᾶς), -ᾶ (Aram., son of Sabba),

Barsabbas:

the surname of one Joseph: Acts 1:23.

The surname of one Judas: Acts 15:22.†

Βαρτιμαῖος

Βαρτίμαιος, -ου, ὁ (-μαῖος, T; perh. Aram. בַּר־טִמְאַי, v. DB, iv, p. 762),

Bartimæus: Mark 10:46.†

βασίλειον

βασίλειον, -ου, τό (< βασίλειος, q.v.), [in LXX for הֵיכָל (Nahum 2:6, Daniel 6:18*), מַמְלָכָה (1 Kings 3:1 1 Kings 14:8, 2 Kings 15:19*), etc.;]

a capital city.

Freq. in pl., τὰ β., a palace: Luke 7:25.†

βασίλειος

βασίλειος, -ον (also -α, -ον; < βασιλεύς), [in LXX; Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 3:10 (מַמְלָכָה), Exodus 23:22, Wi 18:15, III Mac 3:28, IV Mac 3:8*;]

royal: 1 Peter 2:9(LXX) (v. Hort, in l.).†

βασίλισσα

βασίλισσα, -ης, ἡ (in Attic, βασιλεία, βασιλίς), [in LXX chiefly for מַלְכָּה;]

a queen: Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31, Acts 8:27, Revelation 18:7.†

βασανίζω

βασανίζω (< βάσανος), [in LXX: 1 Samuel 5:3, Si 4:17, and freq. in Wi, II, IV Mac;]

prop., to rub on the touchstone, put to the test.

to examine by torture, hence, generally, to torture, torment, distress: Matthew 8:6, Matthew 8:29 Matthew 14:24, Mark 5:7 Mark 6:48, Luke 8:28, 2 Peter 2:8, Revelation 9:5 Revelation 11:10 Revelation 12:2 Revelation 14:10 Revelation 20:10.†

βασανισμός

** βασανισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (< βασανίζω), [in LXX: IV Mac 9:6 11:2*;]

torture, torment: Revelation 9:5 Revelation 14:11 Revelation 18:7, Revelation 18:10, Revelation 18:15.†

βασανιστής

* βασανιστής, -οῦ, ὁ (< βασανίζω),

prop., a torturer; used of a gaoler, Matthew 18:34.†

βασιλίσκοςa

† βασιλίσκος, -ου, ὁ (dim. of βασιλεύς), [in LXX a basilisk: Ps 90 (91):13 (פֶּתֶן), Isaiah 59:5 (אֶפְעֶה)*;]

prop., a petty king: John 4:46, John 4:49 WH, mg. (v.s. βασιλικός).†

βασιλεία

βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ (< βασιλεύω), [in LXX chiefly for מַמְלָכָה מַלְכוּת;]

prop. abstract, sovereignty, royal power, dominion: Luke 1:33 Luke 22:29, John 18:36, Acts 1:6, Hebrews 1:8, 1 Corinthians 15:24; λαβεῖν β., Luke 19:12, Luke 19:15, Revelation 17:12; δοῦναι τὴν, Revelation 17:17; ἔχειν β., Revelation 17:18; ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τ. (εἰς τὴν) β., Matthew 16:28, Luke 23:42; β. τ. θεοῦ, Revelation 12:10.

By meton., concrete (MM, Exp., x),

a kingdom, the territory or people over whom the king rules (Esther 5:3, al.): Matthew 4:8 Matthew 12:25, Matthew 12:26 Matthew 24:7, Mark 3:24 Mark 6:23, Luke 4:5, Hebrews 11:33, al.;

the royal majesty (cf. our phrase His Majesty), the king himself (τ. σπέρμα τῆς β., 2 Kings 11:1).

In LXX (Wi 6:5, To 13:1, al.), Targ. and NT, of the Messianic rule and kingdom, ἡ β. τ. θεοῦ, τ. οὐρανῶν (Heb. מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם, Aram. מַלְכוּתָא דִשׁמַיָּא; v. Dalman, Words, 91-147; Cremer, 132, 658), the kingdom of God (on the equivalence of the two phrases, v. Dalman, op. cit., 93, 218 f.); τ. θεοῦ, Matthew 6:33 Matthew 12:28, al.; τ. οὐρανῶν, Matthew 3:2 Matthew 4:17, al.; τ. Χριστοῦ (מַלִכוּת דִמְשִׁיחא, Targ. Jon. on Isaiah 53:10), Ephesians 5:5; τ. κυρίου, 2 Peter 1:11, Revelation 11:15; τ. Δαυείδ, Mark 11:10; absol., ἡ β., Matthew 4:23, James 2:5, al. The kingdom is regarded as present: Matthew 11:12, Luke 17:21, Romans 14:17, al.; as that which is to be consummated in the future, Matthew 6:10, Mark 9:1, John 3:5, 2 Peter 1:11, al. Noteworthy phrases are: ζητεῖν τὴν β., Matthew 6:33; δέχεσθαι, Mark 10:15; κλρονομεῖν, Matthew 25:34; διδόναι, Luke 12:32; παραλαμβάνειν, Hebrews 12:28; αὐτῶν (τοιούτων) ἐστὶν ἡ β., Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10 Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:14, Luke 18:16; διὰ τὴν β., Matthew 19:12; ἕνεκεν τῆς β., Luke 18:29; εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, κηρύσσειν, διαγγέλλειν τὴν β., Luke 4:43 Luke 9:2, Luke 9:60; ἤγγικεν ἡ β., Matthew 3:2, Mark 1:15; κλεῖς τῆς β., Matthew 16:19; κλείειν τὴν β., Matthew 23:14; υἱοὶ τῆς β., Matthew 8:12 Matthew 13:38 (cf. Cremer, 132, 658).

βασιλεύς

βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for מֶלֶךְ;]

a king: Matthew 1:6 Matthew 2:1; used by courtesy of Herod the Tetrarch, Matthew 14:9; of the Roman Emperor, as freq. in κοινή (Deiss., LAE, p. 367), 1 Peter 2:13, 1 Peter 2:17; of the Christ, in the phrase ὁ β. τ. Ἰουδαίων, Matthew 2:2, al.; τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mark 15:32, John 1:50 John 12:13; of God, Matthew 5:35, 1 Timothy 1:17, Revelation 15:3; β. βασιλέων, Revelation 17:14 Revelation 19:16; β. τ. βασιλευόντων, 1 Timothy 6:15 (on the associations of the word to Jewish Hellenists, v. Cl. Rev., i, 7).†

βασιλεύω

βασιλεύω, (< βασιλεύς), [in LXX for מלךְ, its parts and derivatives, exc. 2 Kings 15:5 (ישׁב);]

to be king, to reign, rule: 1 Timothy 6:15; c. gen. (cl.), Matthew 2:22; seq. ἐπί, c. acc. (= Heb. מלךְ על; Bl., § 36, 8), Luke 1:33 Luke 19:14, Luke 19:27, Romans 5:14; ἐπὶ τ. γῆς, on earth, Revelation 5:10; of God, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 11:17 Revelation 19:6; of Christ, Luke 1:33, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Revelation 11:15; of Christians, Revelation 5:10 Revelation 20:4 (constative aor., M, Pr., 130), Revelation 20:6 Revelation 22:5. Metaph., Christians, Romans 5:17, 1 Corinthians 4:8; θάνατος, Romans 5:14, Romans 5:17; ἁμαρτία, Romans 5:21 Romans 6:12. Ingressive aor. (M, Pr., 109), to begin to reign: 1 Corinthians 4:8, Revelation 11:17 Revelation 19:6 (Cremer, 137).†

βασιλικός

βασιλικός, -ή, -όν (< βασιλεύς), [in LXX for מֶלֶךְ and its cognates;]

royal, belonging to a king: χώρα, Acts 12:20; ἐσθής, Acts 12:21; νόμος β., a supreme law, "a law which governs other laws and so has a specially regal character" (Hort), or because made by a king (LAE, p. 3673), James 2:8; τις, one in the service of a king, a courtier, John 4:46, John 4:49 (WH, mg., βασιλίσκος).†

βασκαίνω

βασκαίνω, [in LXX: Deuteronomy 28:54, Deuteronomy 28:56 (רעע), Si 14:6, 8*;]

to slander (Dem.).

to blight by the evil eye, to fascinate, bewitch: Galatians 3:1.†

βαστάζω

βαστάζω, [in LXX: Judges 16:30 (נטה), Ruth 2:16, 2 Samuel 23:5, 2 Kings 18:14 and Job 21:3 (נשׂא), Si 6:25, Da TH Bel 36*;]

to take up with the hands, to lift: λίθους, John 10:31.

to bear, to carry, as a burden, and metaph., to endure; Matthew 3:11 Matthew 20:12, Mark 14:13, Luke 7:14 Luke 10:7 11:27 14:27 22:10, John 16:12 John 19:17, Acts 3:2 Acts 9:15 Acts 15:1 Acts 21:35, Romans 11:18 Romans 15:1, Galatians 5:10 Galatians 6:2, Galatians 6:5 Galatians 6:17, Revelation 2:2, Revelation 2:3 Revelation 17:7.

In late writers (MM, Exp., ii, iii, x),

to take away; Matthew 8:17 (Isaiah 53:4, Heb.);

to carry off, steal: John 12:6 John 20:15.†

βατταλογέω

*† βατταλογέω, -ῶ (Rec. βαττολ-, D, βλαττ- = βατταρίζω, prob. onomatop.; v. MM, s.v.; DCG, ii, 499b, 790a);

to stammer, repeat idly: Matthew 6:7 (Cremer, 765).†

βδέλυγμα

† βδέλυγμα, -τος, τό (< βδελύσσω), [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶץ ,תּוֹעֵבָה;]

an abomination, a detestable thing: Luke 16:15, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 17:5 Revelation 21:27; τὸ β. τ. ἐρημώσεως (Daniel 12:11, cf . I Mac 1:54; DB, i, 12 f.; DCG, i, 6 f.), Mark 13:14, Matthew 24:15 (Cremer, 138).†

βδελύσσω

βδελύσσω (< βδέω, to stink), [in LXX chiefly for תּעב, שׁקץ;] >in cl., mid. only (Attic, -ττομαι);

to make foul; pass., Revelation 21:8; mid., to turn away in disgust from, to detest: Romans 2:22 (Cremer, 137).†

βδελυκτός

† βδελυκτός, ή, -όν (< βδελύσσω), [in LXX: Proverbs 17:15 (תּוֹעֵבָה), Si 41:5, II Mac 1:27*;]

abominable, detestable: Titus 1:16 (Cremer, 137).†

Βεώρa

Βεώρ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּעוֹר),

Beor, father of Balaam: 2 Peter 2:15 (Rec. Βοσόρ).†

βεβαίωσις

βεβαίωσις, -εως, ἡ (< βεβαιόω, q.v.), [in LXX: Leviticus 25:23 (צְמִיתֻת), Wi 6:19*;]

confirmation: τ. εὐαγγελίου, Philippians 1:7; εἰς β., Hebrews 6:16, a phrase freq. in π. of guarantee in a business transaction (Deiss., BS, 104 ff.; Cremer, 140).†

βεβαιόω

βεβαιόω, -ῶ (< βέβαιος), [in LXX: Ps 40 (41):12 (נצב hi.), Psalms 119:28 (קוּם pi.), III Mac 5:42*;]

to confirm, establish, secure, of things (cl.): λόγον, Mark 16:20; ἐπαγγελίας, Romans 15:8; of persons (DCG, ii, 605): 1 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Corinthians 1:21. Pass., 1 Corinthians 1:6, Colossians 2:7, Hebrews 2:3 Hebrews 13:9 (as an Attic legal term, to guarantee the validity of a purchase, establish or confirm a title; v. next word, Cremer, 139; cf. δια-β.).†

βεβηλόω

† βεβηλόω, -ῶ (< βέβηλος), [in LXX chiefly for חלל;]

to profane: τ. σάββατον, Matthew 12:5; τ. ἱερόν, Acts 24:6 (Cremer, 141).†

SYN.: κοινόω, q.v.

Βεελζεβούλ

Βεελζεβούλ (WH, App., 159, Rec., βεελζεβούλ), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בַּעַל, lord, and the Talmudic זִבּוּל, from זֶבֶל, dung (Dalman, Gr., 137n), or perh. זְבֻל, habitation, but, v. DB, iv, 409 f.; DCG, i, 181). The AV, RV, Beelzebub, comes through Vg. from 2 Kings 1:2, בַּעַל זִבוּב, lord of flies (LXX, βάαλ μυῖα, Sm., βεελζεβούβ),

Beelzebul, Beelzebub, a name of Satan: Matthew 10:25 Matthew 12:24, Matthew 12:27, Mark 3:22, Luke 11:15, Luke 11:18, Luke 11:19.†

Βελίαλ

Βελίαλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּלִיַּעַל, worthlessness, but v. DB, i, 268),

Belial, a name of Satan: 2 Corinthians 6:15, Rec. See next word.†

βελόνηa

* βελόνη, -ῆς, ἡ (< βέλος),

a sharp point, as of a spear.

a needle: Luke 18:25 (Rec. ῥαφίς, q.v.).†

Βελιάρ

Βελιάρ, ὁ, indecl. (another form of previous word, "due to harsh Syriac pronunciation," or else < Heb. בֵּל יַעַר, lord of the forest),

Beliar, a name of Satan: 2 Corinthians 6:15 (v. DB, i, 269).†

Βενιαμίν

Βενιαμίν, (Rec. -μίν), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בֶּנְיָמִין),

Benjamin: Acts 13:21, Romans 11:1, Philippians 3:5, Revelation 7:8.†

Βερνίκη

Βερνίκη (elsewhere Βερενίκη, Macedonian form of Φερενίκη, cf. Veronica, Victoria), -ης, ἡ,

Bernice, Berenice, dau. of Herod Agrippa I: Acts 25:13, Acts 25:23 Acts 26:30.†

Βεροιαῖος

Βεροιαῖος, -α, -ον,

Berœan: Acts 20:4.†

βῆμα

βῆμα, -τος, τό (< βαίνω), [in LXX: Deuteronomy 2:5 (מִדְרָךְ), Nehemiah 8:4 (מִגְדָּל), I Es 9:42, Si 19:30 45:9, II Mac 13:26*;]

a step, stride, pace: Acts 7:5.

a raised place, a platform reached by steps, originally that in the Pnyx at Athens from which orations were made; freq. of the tribune or tribunal of a Roman magistrate or ruler: Matthew 27:19, John 19:13, Acts 12:21, Acts 18:12, Acts 18:16, Acts 18:17 Acts 25:6, Acts 25:10, Acts 25:17; β. τοῦ θεοῦ, Romans 14:10; τ. Χριστοῦ, 2 Corinthians 5:10.†

Βηθαβαρά

Βηθαβαρά, -ας (Rec. -ρᾶ, indecl.; Heb. בֵּית עֲבָרָה, place of crossing; -αραβᾷ, R, mg.),

Bethabara: John 1:28, Rec. (WH, R, βηθανία).†

Βηθανία

Βηθανία, -ας (also -ιά, indecl., Luke 19:29 and in B*, Mark 11:1), ἡ, (Heb. בֵּית עֲנִיָּה, house of affliction, acc. to Jerome, or perh., house of dates, cf. Bethphage),

Bethany;

a village fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, the modern El Azerîyeh: Matthew 21:17 Matthew 26:6, Mark 8:22 (WH, mg.) Mark 11:1, Mark 11:11, Mark 11:12 Mark 14:3, Luke 19:29 Luke 24:50, John 11:1, John 11:18 John 12:1.

A place on E. bank of Jordan: John 1:28 (R, mg., Βηθαβαρά, q.v.).†

Βηθεσδά

Βηθεσδά, ἡ, indecl. (deriv. uncertain, v. Westc. on John 5:2, and DB, i, 279),

Bethesda, a pool in Jerusalem: John 5:2, Rec. (Βηθζαθά, WH, Βηθσαϊδά, WH, mg.).†

Βηθζαθάa

Βηθζαθά, ἡ, indecl. (perh. Aram. בֵּית זַיְתָא, house of olives)

Bethzatha: John 5:2, WH (Rec. Βηθεσδά, q.v.).†

Βηθλέεμ

Βηθλέεμ, ἡ, indecl. (Heb. בֵּית לֶחֶם, house of bread),

Bethlehem, a town 6 m. S. of Jerusalem: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:16, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:15, John 7:42.†

Βηθσαϊδά

Βηθσαιδά (Rec. -σαϊδά), and -δάν (Matthew 11:21, Mark 6:45 Mark 8:22), ἡ, indecl. (Syr., house of fish),

Bethsaida, a town on NE. shore of the Sea of Galilee: Luke 9:10. It is generally supposed that a second Β. on the W. shore is referred to in Matthew 11:21, Mark 6:45 Mark 8:22, Luke 10:13, John 1:45 John 12:21 (DB, i, 282 f.; but v. Swete on Mark 6:45).

v.l. for Βηθζαθά, Βηθεσδά, John 5:2.†

Βηθφαγή

Βηθφαγή (L, -γῆ), ἡ, indecl. (Aram. בֵּית־פַּגֵּי, house of unripe figs; Dalman, Gr., 191),

Bethphage: Matthew 21:1, Mark 11:1, Luke 19:29.†

βιάζω

βιάζω (< βία), and depon. -ομαι, [in LXX for פּרץ, פּצר, etc.;]

to force, constrain, rare in act. (poet, and late prose), but found in cl. in pass., and so perh. βιάζεται, suffereth violence, Matthew 11:12, EV (but v. infr.), whether

in good sense, of disciples (Thayer, al.), or

in bad sense, of the enemies of the kingdom (Meyer, in l.; Dalman, Words, 139 ff.; Cremer, 141 ff.). Mid., advanceth violently, Matthew 11:12 (Deiss., BS., 258; Banks, v. ref. in DCG, ii, 803 f.); seq. εἰς, to press violently, or force one's way into, Luke 16:16 (v. ICC, in l., and in Matthew 11:12; cf. παραβιάζομαι and v. MM, s.v.).†

βιόω

βιόω, -ῶ (< βίος), [in LXX: Proverbs 7:2 Proverbs 9:6 (חיה), Job 29:18, Wi 4:4 א1, 12:23, Si 40:28, IV Mac 5:22 17:18 * ;]

to spend life, to live: τ. χρόνον βιῶσαι (cl., more freq. 2 aor., -ναι), 1 Peter 4:2 (cf. Jb, l.c.).†

SYN.: ζάω (q.v.).

βιαστής

*† βιαστής, -οῦ, ὁ (< βιάζω), late form of βιατάς;

strong, forceful.

violent (Philo): Matthew 11:12 (v.s. βιάζω).†

βιβλίον

βιβλίον, -ου, τό (dim. of βίβλος, q.v.), [in LXX also in the alternat. form βυβ-, chiefly for סֶפֶר and the most freq. of the cognate forms;]

a paper, letter, written document: β. ἀποστασίου, bill of divorce, Matthew 19:7, Mark 10:4.

a book, a roll: Luke 4:17, Luke 4:20 John 20:30 John 21:25, Galatians 3:10, 2 Timothy 4:13, Hebrews 9:19 Hebrews 10:7, Revelation 1:11 Revelation 5:1–9 Revelation 6:14 Revelation 10:8 Revelation 20:12 Revelation 22:7–19; β. τ. ζωῆς, Revelation 13:8 Revelation 17:8 Revelation 20:12 Revelation 21:27.†

βιβλαρίδιον

*† βιβλαρίδιον, -ου, τό (dim. of βιβλάριον, dim. of βίβλος),

a little book: Revelation 10:2, Revelation 10:8 (WH, βιβλιόν, T2, 7 βιβλιδάριον) Revelation 10:9, Revelation 10:10. Not hitherto found elsewhere.†

βιβλιδάριονa

βιβλιδάριον, -ου, τό, v.s. βιβλαρίδιον.

βιβρώσκω

βιβρώσκω, poët, and late prose, [in LXX for אכל;]

to eat: John 6:13.†

Βιθυνία

Βιθυνία, -ας,

Bithynia, a province in Asia Minor: Acts 16:7, 1 Peter 1:1.†

βιωτικός

* βιωτικός, -ή, -όν (< βιός),

pertaining to life, hence, worldly (Field, Notes, 171): Luke 21:34, 1 Corinthians 6:3, 1 Corinthians 6:4.†

βλάπτω

βλάπτω, [in LXX: Proverbs 25:20, To 12:2, Wi 10:8 18:2, II Mac 12:22, IV Mac 9:7* ;]

to hurt, injure: c. acc., Mark 16:18, Luke 4:35.†

Βλάστος

Βλάστος, -ου, ὁ,

Blastus, chamberlain of Agrippa: Acts 12:20.†

βλάσφημος

βλάσφημος, -ον (< βλασ-, of uncertain deriv., v. Thayer, Boisacq; + φήμη, speech), [in LXX: Isaiah 66:3 (מְבָרֵךְ אָוֶן), Wi 1:6, Si 3:16, II Mac 9:28 10:4, 36 * ;]

evil-speaking, slanderous, blasphemous: Acts 6:11, 2 Timothy 3:2, 2 Peter 2:11 (cf. Jude 1:9);

as subst. a blasphemer: 1 Timothy 1:13 (Cremer, 570).†

βλέμμα

* βλέμμα, -τος, τό (< βλέπω),

a look, a glance: βλέμματι καὶ ἀκοῇ, 2 Peter 2:8, sight and hearing, a sense not found for β. in Gk. lit., but perh. recognized in the vernacular (ICC, in l.)†

βλέπω

βλέπω, [in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc. ;]

of bodily sight;

to see, have sight (opp. to τυφλὸς εἶναι): Matthew 12:22, John 9:7, Acts 9:9, Romans 11:8, Revelation 3:18, al.;

to perceive, look (at), see: absol., Acts 1:9; c. acc., Matthew 7:3, Mark 5:31, Luke 6:41, John 1:29, al.; ὅραμα, Acts 12:9; γυναῖκα, Matthew 5:28; βιβλίον, Revelation 5:3, Revelation 5:4; τ. βλεπόμενα, 2 Corinthians 4:18.

Metaph., of mental vision;

to see, perceive, discern: absol., Matthew 13:13, Luke 8:10; δι’ ἐσόπτρου, 1 Corinthians 13:12; c. acc., Hebrews 2:9 Hebrews 10:25; seq. ὅτι, Hebrews 3:19, James 2:22;

to consider, look to, take heed: absol., Mark 13:23, Mark 13:33; c. acc., 1 Corinthians 1:26, al.; seq. πῶς, c. indic., Luke 8:18, 1 Corinthians 3:10, Ephesians 5:15; seq. τί, c. indic., Mark 4:24; seq. εἰς πρόσωπον, of partiality, Matthew 22:16, Mark 12:14. Colloq. (for ex. from π., V. Deiss., LAE, 122; M, Pr., 107; MM, Exp., x; Milligan, NTD, 50), β. ἑαυτόν: Mark 13:9; seq. ἵνα μή, 2 John 1:8; β. ἀπό, Mark 8:15 Mark 12:38; seq. μή (cl. ὁρᾶν), c. fut. indic., Colossians 2:8, Hebrews 3:12; id. c. aor. subj., Matthew 24:4, Mark 13:5.

Of situation and direction (Lat. specto), to look, face (towards), places, etc. (seq. πρός, Xen, Hell., vii, 1, 17; Ezekiel 40:23, 24): seq. κατά, c. acc., Acts 27:12 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐμ-, ἐπι-, περ-, προ-βλέπω), v. DCG, i, 446; ii, 596.

βλαβερός

βλαβερός, -ά, -όν (< βλάπτω), [in LXX: Proverbs 10:26* ;]

hurtful: 1 Timothy 6:9.†

βλαστάνω

βλαστάνω, [in LXX for צמח, etc.;]

to sprout: Matthew 13:26, Mark 4:27, Hebrews 9:4.

In late Gk., causal, to make to grow, produce: c. acc., James 5:18.†

βλασφημέω

βλασφημέω, -ῶ (< βλάσφημος), [in LXX: 2 Kings 19:4 (יכח hi.) 2 Kings 19:6, 2 Kings 19:22 (גּדף pi.), Isaiah 52:5 (נאץ hith.), Daniel 3:29 (אמר שׁלח), To 1:18, Da TH Bel 9, II Mac 2 * ;]

to speak lightly or profanely of sacred things (in cl., opp. of εὐφημέω), esp. to speak impiously of God, to blaspheme, speak blasphemously: absol., Matthew 9:3 Matthew 26:65, Mark 2:7, John 10:36, Acts 26:11, 1 Timothy 1:20, 2 Peter 2:12; τ. θεόν, Acts 19:37, Revelation 16:11, Revelation 16:21; τὸ ὄνομα τ. θεοῦ, Revelation 13:6 Revelation 16:9; δόξας, Jude 1:3, 2 Peter 2:10; εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, Mark 3:29, Luke 12:10.

to revile, rail at, slander: absol., Luke 22:65, Acts 13:45 Acts 18:6, 1 Peter 4:4; c. acc., Matthew 27:39, Mark 3:28 Mark 15:29, Luke 23:39, Titus 3:2, James 2:7, Jude 1:10. Pass.: Romans 2:24 Romans 3:8 14:16, 1 Corinthians 10:30, 1 Timothy 6:1, Titus 2:5, 2 Peter 2:2 (Cremer, 570).†

βλασφημία

βλασφημία, -ας, ἡ (< βλάσφημος), [in LXX: Ezekiel 35:12 (נֶאָצָה), Daniel 3:29 (שׁלה), To 1:18, I Mac 2:6, II Mac 8:4 10:35 15:24 * ;]

railing slander: Matthew 12:31 Matthew 15:19, Mark 3:28 Mark 7:22, Ephesians 4:31, Colossians 3:8, 1 Timothy 6:4, Jude 1:9, Revelation 2:9;

spec., impious speech against God, blasphemy: Matthew 26:65, Mark 14:64, Luke 5:21, John 10:33, Revelation 13:5; ὄνομα βλασφημίας, Revelation 13:1 Revelation 17:3; c. gen. obj. Matthew 12:31; πρὸς τ. θεόν, Revelation 13:6 (Cremer, 570; DB, i, 305; DCG ii, 423).†

βλητέος

*† βλητέος, -α, -ον (gerundive of βάλλω),

(that which) one must put: Luke 5:38.†

βοάζa

Βοάζ, v.s. Βοός.

βοάω

βοάω, -ῶ (< βοή), [in LXX chiefly for זעק, צעק, קרא ;]

absol., to cry, call out: Matthew 3:3, Matthew 27:46, Mark 1:3 Mark 15:34, Luke 3:4 Luke 9:38 Luke 18:38, John 1:23, Acts 8:7 Acts 17:6 Acts 25:24, Galatians 4:27.

C. dat., to call on for help (Heb. זעק על, Hosea 7:14, al.), Luke 18:7.†

SYN.: καλέω, to call, invite, summon; κράζω, to cry, harshly or inarticulately, as animals; κραυγάζω, intensive of κράζω. βοάω expresses emotion, whether joy, fear, etc.

Βοέςb

Βοές, ὁ, v.s. Βοός.

βοή

βοή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX for זְעָקָה, etc. ;]

a cry: James 5:4.†

βοήθεια

βοήθεια, -ας, ἡ (v.s. βοηθέω), [in LXX for עֵזֶר, etc. ;]

help: Hebrews 4:16; pl., helps, "frapping," a technical nautical term (MM, Exp., x; DB, ext., 367): Acts 27:17.†

βούλημα

βούλημα, -τος, τό (< βούλομαι), [in LXX: Proverbs 9:10 (דַּעַת), II Mac 15:5, IV Mac 8:18*;]

purpose, will: Acts 27:43, Romans 9:19, 1 Peter 4:3.†

SYN.: θέλημα.

βούλομαι

βούλομαι, [in LXX for חפץ, אבה, יעץ, etc. ;]

to will, wish, desire, purpose, be minded, implying more strongly than θέλω (q.v.), the deliberate exercise of volition (v. Hort on James 1:18): c. inf. (M, Pr., 205; Bl., §69, 4), Mark 15:15, Acts 5:28, Acts 5:33 Acts 12:4 Acts 15:37 Acts 17:20 Acts 18:15, Acts 15:27 Acts 19:30 Acts 22:30 Acts 23:28 Acts 27:43 Acts 28:18, 2 Corinthians 1:15, 1 Timothy 6:9, Hebrews 6:17, 2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:10, Jude 1:5; c. acc., 2 Corinthians 1:17; c. acc. et inf., Philippians 1:12, 1 Timothy 2:8 1 Timothy 5:14, Titus 3:8, 2 Peter 3:9; of the will making choice between alternatives, Matthew 1:19 Matthew 11:27, Luke 10:22, Acts 25:20, 1 Corinthians 12:11, James 3:4 James 4:4; εἰ βούλει (cl., a courteous phrase = θέλεις, colloq.; Bl., §21, 8; LS, s.v.), Luke 22:4; c. subjc., adding force to a question of deliberation (Bl., §64, 6), John 18:39; βουληθείς, of set purpose (v. Hort, in l.), James 1:18; impf., ἐβουλόμην (= cl. βουλοίμην ἄν; Bl., §63, 5; Lft., Phm. 13), Acts 25:22, Philemon 1:13 (v. also Cremer, 143).†

Βοανηργές

Βοανηργές, indecl. (on the derivation, v. Dalman, Gr., 144; Words, 42; Swete, Mk., l.c.; DCG, i, 216),

Boanerges: Mark 3:17.†

βοηθέω

βοηθέω, -ῶ (< βοή + θέω, to run), [in LXX chiefly for עזר ;]

to come to aid, to help, succour: absol., Acts 21:28; c dat., Matthew 15:25, Mark 9:22, Mark 9:24 Acts 16:9, 2 Corinthians 6:2 (LXX), Hebrews 2:18, Revelation 12:16.†

βοηθός

βοηθός, -ον (v.s. βοηθέω), [in LXX chiefly for עזר ;]

(poët. -όος), hasting to the war-cry (Hom.).

helping, auxiliary; as subst. (Hdt.), a helper: Hebrews 13:6 (LXX).†

βολή

βολή, -ῆς, ἡ (< βάλλω), [in LXX: Genesis 21:16 (טחה), II Mac 5:3, III Mac 5:26 * ;]

a throw; λίθου β. (Thuc., v, 65, 2), a stone's throw: Luke 22:41.†

βολίζω

* βολίζω (< βολίς, in sense of sounding-lead),

to heave the lead, take soundings: Acts 27:28.†

βολίς

βολίς, -ίδος, ἡ (< βάλλω), [in LXX for חֵץ,יָרָה, etc.;]

a dart, javelin: Hebrews 12:20, Rec. (LXX).†

βορρᾶς

βορρᾶς, -ᾶ (Attic contr. of Βορέας, the North wind personified), [in LXX for צָפֹון;]

Boreas, the North wind.

the north: Luke 13:29, Revelation 21:13.†

Βοσόρ

Βοσόρ v. Βεώρ.

βοτάνη

βοτάνη, -ῆς, ἡ (< βόσκω), [in LXX for עֵשֶׂב,דֶשֶׁא,חָצִיר;]

grass, fodder.

green herb: Hebrews 6:7.†

SYN.: λάχανον, a garden herb, a vegetable.

βοῦς

βοῦς, βοός, ὁ, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for בָּקָר;]

an ox, a cow: Luke 13:15 Luke 14:5, Luke 14:19 John 2:14, John 2:15 1 Corinthians 9:9 (LXX), 1 Timothy 5:18.†

βουλή

βουλή, -ῆς, ἡ (< βούλομαι), [in LXX freq. for עֵצָה ;]

counsel, purpose (in cl., esp. of the gods): Luke 23:51, Acts 4:28 Acts 5:38 Acts 19:1 Acts 27:12, Acts 27:42; pl., 1 Corinthians 4:5; of the Divine purpose, Hebrews 6:17; τ. βουλὴν τ. θελήματος αὐτοῦ, Ephesians 1:11; β. τ. Θεοῦ, Luke 7:30, Acts 2:23 Acts 13:36 Acts 20:27.†

βουλεύω

βουλεύω (< βουλή), [in LXX chiefly for יעץ;]

to take counsel, deliberate, resolve. In mid.,

to take counsel with oneself, consider: seq. εἰ, Luke 14:31.

to determine with oneself, resolve: c. inf., Acts 5:33 Acts 27:39; c. acc., 2 Corinthians 1:17; seq. ἵνα, John 11:53 John 12:10 (cf. παρα-, συμ-).†

βουλευτής

βουλευτής, -οῦ, ὁ (< βουλεύω), [in LXX: Job 3:14 Job 12:17 (יעץ)* ;]

a councillor, a senator; of a member of the Sanhedrin: Mark 15:34, Luke 23:50.†

βουνός

βουνός, -οῦ, ὁ (a Cyrenaїc word, Hdt., iv, 199), [in LXX chiefly for גִּבְעָה;]

a hill: Luke 3:5 (LXX) Luke 23:30.†

βρέφος

** βρέφος, -ους, τό, [in LXX: Si 19:11, I Mac 1:61, II Mac 6:10, III Mac 5:49, IV Mac 4:25*;]

an unborn child: Luke 1:41, Luke 1:44.

a newborn child, a babe: Luke 2:12, Luke 2:16 Luke 18:15, Acts 7:19, 1 Peter 2:2; ἀπὸ βρέφους, from infancy, 2 Timothy 3:15.†

βρέχω

βρέχω, [in LXX chiefly for מטר;]

to wet: Luke 7:38, Luke 7:44.

In late Gk. writers and vernac. = ὕειν, to send rain, to rain (Kennedy, Sources, 39, 155): Matthew 5:45; trop., β. πῦρ κ. θεῖον, Luke 17:29; impers., βρέχει, it rains: James 5:17; with ὐετός as subj., Revelation 11:6.†

βρόχος

βρόχος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Proverbs 6:5 (יָד) Proverbs 7:21 (חֵלֶק) Proverbs 22:25 (מֹוקֵשׁ), III Mac 4:8 * ;]

a noose, a slip-knot, a halter: metaph., a restraint (not, as AV, R, txt., a snare): 1 Corinthians 7:35.†

βρύχω

βρύχω (Attic, βρύκω), [in LXX: Jb 16:10(9), Ps 34 (35):16 36 (37):12 111 (112):10, Lamentations 2:16 (חרק)* ;]

to bite or eat greedily.

to gnash, grind, with the teeth: Acts 7:54.†

βρύω

* βρύω, poët., late prose and vernac.,

to be full to bursting;

of the earth producing vegetation.

Of plants putting forth buds.

Of springs, to gush with water: James 3:11.†

βρώσιμος

βρώσιμος, -ον (< βρῶσις), [in LXX: Leviticus 19:23, Nehemiah 9:25, Ezekiel 47:12 (מַאֲכָל)* ;]

eatable: Luke 24:41.†

βραβεύω

** βραβεύω (< βραβεύς, an umpire), [in LXX: Wi 10:12 * ;]

prop., to act as umpire; hence,

generally, to arbitrate, decide (Isocr., Dem.; Lft., Col., l.c.; MM, s.v.): Colossians 3:15;

in some late writers, to direct, rule, control (so in Col., l.c., acc. to Thayer, s.v., Meyer, in l.), (cf. κατα-βραβεύω).†

βραβεῖον

* βραβεῖον, -ου, τό (< βραβεύς, an umpire),

a prize in the games: 1 Corinthians 9:24; metaph., of the Christian's reward, Philippians 3:14.†

βραδύνω

βραδύνω (< βραδύς), [in LXX: Genesis 43:10 (מההּ hith.), Deuteronomy 7:10, Isaiah 46:13 (אחר pi.), Si 32 (35):18 * ;]

trans., to retard (Soph., Is, l.c.).

More freq. intrans., to be slow, to tarry: 1 Timothy 3:15, 2 Peter 3:9.†

βραδύς

* βραδύς, -εῖα, -ύ,

slow: εἰς τὸ λαλῆσαι, James 1:19; metaph., of the understanding: β. τ. καρδίᾳ, assoc. with ἀνόητος, Luke 24:25.†

βραδύτης

* βραδύτης, -ῆτος, ἡ,

slowness: 2 Peter 3:9.†

βραδυπλοέω

*† βραδυπλοέω, -ῶ (< βραδύς, πλοῦς),

to sail slowly: Acts 27:7.†

βραχίων

βραχίων, -ὀνος, ὁ, [in LXX, β. Κυρίου, freq. for זְרוֹעַ יהוָֹה ;]

the arm; as in OT, β. Κυρίου, metaph., for the Divine power: Luke 1:51, John 12:38 (LXX), Acts 13:17.†

βραχύς

βραχύς, -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX chiefly for מְעַט ;]

short;

of time; short, little: βραχύ, Acts 5:34; μετὰ β., Luke 22:58; β. τι, a short time, Hebrews 2:7, Hebrews 2:9 RV, mg.;

of distance: Acts 27:28;

of quantity or value, little, few: John 6:7, Hebrews 2:7, Hebrews 2:9 RV, txt.; pl., διὰ βραχέων, in few words, Hebrews 13:22.†

βροντή

βροντή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX for רַעַם ;]

thunder: Mark 3:17, John 12:29, Revelation 4:5 Revelation 6:1 Revelation 8:5 Revelation 10:3, Revelation 10:4 Revelation 11:19 Revelation 14:2 Revelation 16:18 Revelation 19:6.†

βροχή

βροχή, -ῆς, ἡ (< βρέχω), [in LXX: Ps 67 (68):9, 104 (105):32 (גֶּשֶׁם)* ;]

= βροχετός, a wetting (in π., of irrigation in Egypt; Deiss., LAE, 77).

As in MGr. (Kennedy, Sources, 153), = ὑετός, rain: Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27.†

βρυγμός

βρυγμός, -οῦ, ὁ (< βρύχω), [in LXX: Proverbs 19:12 (נַהַם), Si 51:3 * ;]

a biting, a gnashing of teeth: Matthew 8:12 Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50 Matthew 22:13 Matthew 24:51 Matthew 25:30, Luke 13:28.†

βρῶμα

βρῶμα, -τος, τό (cf. βιβρώσκω), [in LXX chiefly for אֹכֶל ;]

food: Romans 14:15, Romans 14:20 1 Corinthians 8:8, 1 Corinthians 8:13 1 Corinthians 10:3; pl., Matthew 14:15, Mark 7:19, Luke 3:11 Luke 9:13, 1 Corinthians 6:13, 1 Timothy 4:3, Hebrews 9:10 Hebrews 13:9; trop., of spiritual food, John 4:34, 1 Corinthians 3:2 (cf. βρῶσις).†

βρῶσις

βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω), [in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל ;]

eating: β. καὶ πόσις, Romans 14:17, Colossians 2:16 (v. Lft., ICC, in l.); c. gen. obj., 1 Corinthians 8:4; metaph., corrosion, rust: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 16:20.

As also in cl. (Hom., al.) = βρῶμα, food: John 6:27, 2 Corinthians 9:10, Colossians 2:16 (EV, but v. supr.). Hebrews 12:16; metaph., of spiritual nourishment, John 4:32 John 6:27, John 6:55.†

βυθίζω

** βυθίζω (< βυθός), [in LXX: II Mac 12:4 * ;]

trans., to cause to sink, to sink: metaph., εἰς ὄλεθρον, 1 Timothy 6:9; pass., to sink, intrans.: Luke 5:7.†

βυθός

βυθός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX: Exodus 15:5, Nehemiah 9:11 (מְצוֹלָה), Ps 67 (68):22 68 (69):2, 15 106 (107):24 (מְצוּלָה)* ;]

the bottom.

the depth of the sea, the deep sea: 2 Corinthians 11:25.†